Blogs from Hanalei, Kaua'i, Hawaii, United States, North America

Nu har vi haft vår semester i semestern. Den delen då vi bara kunnat luta oss tillbaka och slappa utan att behöva planera så mycket. Det var fantastiskt att få spendera en vecka hos Adina och Eric på Hawaii. Det känns lite overkligt att de bor så långt borta och har sin vardag på en paradisö som Kauai. Vi kände oss i alla fall som hemma hos dem och njöt av att spendera tid tillsammans. Hawaii var nästan helt perfekt. Det enda vi skulle velat ändra på var att vi hade velat stannat där längre än åtta dagar. Vi var väl medvetna om att vi bara skulle hinna en liten del av alla äventyr man kan göra på Kauai, så utifrån det tog vi dagen som den kom och gjorde några hiker och utflykter. Det var ... read more

Well the 60th birthday bash for Michael - aka Darling - aka Allie - aka Sadders - is now just a wonderful memory. The birthday boy wanted the begin the celebration by watching sunset over Hanalei Beach. This called for a bit of setting up on the beach first; Tiki sticks, cheese, biscuits, Chandon bubbly, wine, beer, chairs and the like. The rain magically stayed away and we witnessed a great sunset. Beach frivolity over, once darkness set in and with equipment re-packed in cars we headed back to the house we're staying in for the rest of the party which included a 60 cupcake birthday cake, one of which Michael wore! Before the night was over we were treated to Michael and Claire performing a piece from the musical "It Should Have Been You"' the ... read more

Aloha! We have had an amazing 10 days in Hawaii, so much to see and do, much more than I had expected! Our adventure started on the big island in a cute wooden cabin up at 1500m in volcano national park, this is the home of the remaining active volcanos on Hawaii. Following a drive up though jagged lava fields we spent our first evening watching sunset from the top of the road at about 10'000 feet up Mauna Loa, a 15,000 ft volcano, overlooking its craters and the pacific ocean with a picnic dinner. After sunset we donned our head torches for a walk through the scrub under the star filled sky to see the glow of bubbling lava from one of the active craters, a pretty amazing start to our Hawaiian adventure! We spent ... read more

Dec 17th, A trip to Kee Beach again for gazing the sunset. I just went to the beach and was admiring a beautiful sunset on a rainy evening. Noone else was there, which seemed strange to me. Because this was the day when Kalalau trail was closed for more than three weeks. When I got to Haena State Park a police car was standing there and preventing anyone to go on the Kalalau trail. I was allowed to go to the beach for the sunset. Later I found out that they were searching for a man who threw off a japanese tourist down the cliff on the Kalalau trail. She was badly injured, but survived as far as I heard. The suspect was not found during the three weeks on the trail. How evil can people ... read more

Spent our first full day in Hanalei hiking the 8 mile round trip trail to Hanakapi'ai Falls. I very unwisely selected my Columbia sandals for this hike, thinking they would work best for getting across the small rivers. Um - No. You need hiking boots for this trail. And Kevlar. And a helmet. And lots of sunscreen. And a helicopter. It's no stroll through the park. It's a kick-your-butt, bring-your-machete-and-ropes sort of trail with ants, tree roots, lots of rocks, slippery streams and a narrow path that teases you into following the wrong way. After working our way up and down those monsterous crevices of the Napali Coast mountains, we made it to a rocky beach occupied by lots of other hikers and nice feral kitties. It was a beautiful and wild cove, too dangerous to ... read more